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Toturntoquadrupeds，thepigsuffersfromthreediseases，oneofwhichiscalledbranchos，adiseaseattendedwithswellingsaboutthewindpipeandthejaws。Itmaybreakoutinanypartofthebody；
veryoftenitattacksthefoot，andoccasionallytheear；theneighbouringpartsalsosoonrot，andthedecaygoesonuntilitreachesthelungs，whentheanimalsuccumbs。Thediseasedevelopswithgreatrapidity，andthemomentitsetsintheanimalgivesupeating。Theswineherdsknowbutonewaytocureit，namely，bycompleteexcision，whentheydetectthefirstsignsofthedisease。
Therearetwootherdiseases，whicharebothaliketermedcraurus。Theoneisattendedwithpainandheavinessinthehead，andthisisthecommonerofthetwo，theotherwithdiarrhoea。Thelatterisincurable，theformeristreatedbyapplyingwinefomentationstothesnoutandrinsingthenostrilswithwine。Eventhisdiseaseisveryhardtocure；ithasbeenknowntokillwithinthreeorfourdays。Theanimalischieflysubjecttobranchoswhenitgetsextremelyfat，andwhentheheathasbroughtagoodsupplyoffigs。Thetreatmentistofeedonmashedmulberries，togiverepeatedwarmbaths，andtolancetheunderpartofthetongue。
Pigswithflabbyflesharesubjecttomeaslesaboutthelegs，neck，andshoulders，forthepimplesdevelopchieflyintheseparts。